bring to naught
Example Sentences
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To bring to naught anything of that nature, he determined to wage war against Yozarro and shatter the opportunity that fortune had placed in the hands of that detested individual.
From Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
He would speedily put an end to that treacherous scheme; his enemies should learn that if one can plot, another may have cunning to bring to naught such treachery.
From Stories of the Border Marches by Lang, Jeanie
Let thy thoughts", he cried, "dwell in Babylon, which in thy wrath thou didst bring to naught.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
They are aware that the English in Hong-Kong are doing their utmost to bring to naught the Canton attempt to introduce good government in the South.
From The Problem of China by Russell, Bertrand
Could a parson, could magistrates bring to naught what had been for centuries?
From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
